1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries

The 1976 Democratic presidential primaries were how voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1976 U.S. presidential election.

1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries

January 27 to June 8, 1976

150x150px 150x150px Candidate Jimmy Carter Jerry Brown George Wallace Home state Georgia California Alabama Contests won 30 3 3 Popular vote 6,235,609 2,449,374 1,955,388 Percentage 39.2% 15.4% 12.3%   150x150px 150x150px 150x150px Candidate Mo Udall Henry M. Jackson Frank Church Home state Arizona Washington Idaho Contests won 3 4 5 Popular vote 1,611,754 1,134,375 830,818 Percentage 10.1% 7.1% 5.2%

450px First place finishes by convention roll call

Previous Democratic nominee George McGovern Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter

Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1976 Democratic National Convention held from July 12 to July 15, 1976, in New York City.

Nominee

Candidate	Born	Most recent position	Home state	Campaign	Popular vote	Contests won	Running mate
File:Jimmy Carter Crop.jpg Jimmy Carter	October 1, 1924 (Age 52) Plains, Georgia	Former Governor of Georgia (1971–1975)	100px Georgia	169x169px Nominated at convention: July 15, 1976	6,235,609 (39.19%)	30 ME, NH, VT, CT, RI NJ, DE, PA, VA, NC FL, GA, TN, KY, OH MI, IL, IN, WI, IA LA, AR, MO, TX, OK KS, CO, NM, SD, DC	Walter Mondale

Eliminated at convention

Candidate			Most recent position	Home state	Campaign	Popular vote	Contests won
Jerry Brown	101x101px		Governor of California (1975–1983)	California California	101x101px Announced campaign: March 16, 1976	2,449,374 (15.4%)	3 CA, MD, NV
George Wallace	90x90px		Governor of Alabama (1963–1967; 1971–1979)	Alabama Alabama	130x130px Announced campaign: November 1, 1975	1,955,388 (13.76%)	3 AL, MS, SC
Mo Udall	84x84px		U.S. Representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district (1961–1991)	75px Arizona	153x153px Announced campaign: November 23, 1974	1,611,754 (10.13%)	3 AZ, HI, WY
Ellen McCormack	70x70px		Chair of the New York Right to Life Party (1970–1976)	New York (state) New York	184x184px	238,027 (1.50%)	None

Withdrew before convention

Candidate			Most recent position	Home state	Campaign	Popular vote	Contests won
Frank Church	94x94px		U.S. Senator from Idaho (1957–1981)	Idaho Idaho	153x153px Announced campaign: March 18, 1976 Withdrew: June 14, 1976 (Endorsed Carter)	830,818 (5.22%)	5 ID, MT, NE, OR, UT
Henry M. Jackson	88x88px		U.S. Senator from Washington (1953–1983)	Washington (state) Washington	Announced campaign: February 1, 1975 Withdrew: May 1, 1976	1,134,375 (7.13%)	4 AK, MA, NY, WA
Sargent Shriver	88x88px		Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1972	Maryland Maryland	153x153px Announced campaign: September 20, 1975 Withdrew: March 16, 1976	304,399 (1.91%)	None
Fred Harris	87x87px		Former U.S. Senator from Oklahoma (1964–1973)	95px Oklahoma	153x153px Announced campaign: January 11, 1975 Withdrew: April 2, 1976	234,568 (1.47%)	None
Milton Shapp	94x94px		Governor of Pennsylvania (1970–1978)	Pennsylvania Pennsylvania	File:Shapp for President 76 logo.svg Announced campaign: September 25, 1975 Withdrew: April 27, 1976	88,254 (0.56%)	None
Birch Bayh	87x87px		U.S. Senator from Indiana (1969–1981)	Indiana	Announced campaign: October 21, 1975 Withdrew: March 4, 1976	86,438 (0.54%)	None
Lloyd Bentsen	93x93px		U.S. Senator from Texas (1971–1993)	Texas Texas	153x153px Announced campaign: February 17, 1975 Withdrew: May 1, 1976	4,046 (0.03%)	None
Terry Sanford	87x87px		Former Governor of North Carolina (1961–1965)	North Carolina	File:Terrysanford1976.gif Announced campaign: June 1, 1975 Withdrew: January 25, 1976	404 (0.00%)	None

1976 Democratic Party Presidential Primaries Media

• 1976 Democratic presidential primaries by delegate allocation.svg

  1976 Democratic presidential primaries by delegate allocation

• Results of the 1976 Democratic National Convention.svg

  Results of the 1976 Democratic National Convention

• Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg

  Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States

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  Jimmy Carter presidential campaign, 1976

• George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg

  Portrait of George Wallace (1919 - 1998), governor of Alabama and a candidate for president on several occasions. He is best known for his pro-segregation stance during the 1960s, and was left paralyzed after a failed assassination attempt in 1972. Alabama, 1962.

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  Morris Udall sits behind a table and listens as his head rests on his fist during a campaign stop during the race for the Democratic nomination for president, New York City, 1976.

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  Mo Udall presidential campaign